156/7 (18.5)
CR : 8.28
155/7 (20.0)
CR : 7.75
Gulbarga Mystics won by 3 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Manish Pandey
43(31)*
18.5
1
KP Karthikeya to Manish Pandey
Nice and easy does it for Manish Pandey, AND THE GULBARGA MYSTICS CROSS THE FINISH LINE! On the shorter side from Karthikeya, around middle and leg. Pandey hangs back and works this towards the mid-wicket region, calls his partner through for a quick run, and they get it easily. The Gulbarga Mystics continue their fine run of form, winning a third game on the trot!
Over 19
Gulbarga Mystics 156/7
Manish Pandey43(31)
Ronit More1(1)
KP Karthikeya2-35(3.5)
GBM won by 3 wickets
11:17 PM IST and Local Time: This game was nothing short of a rollercoaster ride. Gulbarga Mystics were off to a flier, wobbled in the middle but at the end, Manish Pandey's patience and experience prevailed as he remained unbeaten to seal the deal for his side. Mystics come out victorious in this game by 3 wickets and with 7 balls to spare.
Chethan LR and SU Karthik hit a few boundaries early in the innings but both of them failed to meet the expectations. Chethan hit three sixes on his way to score 24 runs from 12 balls before Macneil Noronha dismissed him. SU Karthik took the charge after Chethan's dismissal but a stupendous catch from Manish Pandey brought the demise of his innings. Warriors reached the fifty run mark inside the powerplay and were looking promising for a big score on the board.
Then the momentum was halted for the Mysore Warriors. KP Karthikeya got off the mark with a maximum in the 5th ball of the 6th over but after that, the next boundary came 31 balls later. In this period, the Warriors lost Vishal Onat and Yuvraj Arora perished. Sagar Gowtham was sent in as an impact sub but he mustered only 12 from 19 balls. Manoj Bhandage also departed cheaply. KP Karthikeya was the only silver lining of the Mysore innings. He hit 2 fours and 4 sixes on his way to score 63 off 43 balls. He was dismissed in the last ball of the innings as run out.
For the Gulbarga Mystics, Ronit More picked up 2 wickets for 31 runs. Paras Gurbax Arya (1/19) and Kranthi Kumar (1/15) kept things tight for the Mystics. Paras troubled the Mysore batters with the turn and the extra bounce and Kranthi used the drift cleverly to restrict the batters. Gautam Mishra (1/25) and Macneil Noronha (1/22) picked up wickets but were expensive.
Gulbarga Mystics' innings ebbed and flowed. Sharath BR played some quality shots early in the innings and those made up for the slow start by his partner Lochan Gowda. Lochan failed to recover from the slow start and was dismissed for 18 off 19. At the end of the powerplay, Mystics were 66/1, with Sharath scoring 39 out of those in just 15 balls.
Mysore Warriors came back in the match and the courtesy entirely goes to their spinners. Ritesh Bhatkal gave the first breakthrough by removing Gowda and later he got the better of Prakhar Chaturvedi. In the same over, he removed Macneil Noronha and in his final over, he cleaned up Thippa Reddy. His spell of 4/20 from his 4 overs was immensely crucial in the context of the game. KP Karthikeya bowled a few good overs earlier and Madhav Bajaj did well to restrict the run flow. In the 7th to 15th over phase, Mystics could score just 52 losing 5 wickets. They played 49 boundaryless balls in this phase.
Manish Pandey and Kranthi Kumar then built up the innings. They nudged the ball around, played with soft hands and rotated the strike. Stole a few second runs where only single was possible and that kept the scoreboard moving. They needed 30 from 4 overs and took 12 from the 17th over. The 18th over went for 12 and in the final over, Manish finished the game. Kranthi gave away his wicket to Karthikeya in the penultimate over but Manish remained unbeaten on 43 to finish the game for his side.
Except the brilliant spell from Ritesh Bhatkal, KP Karthikeya picked up 2 wickets but went for 35 in 3.5 overs. Madhav Bajaj picked up a wicket but gave 43 runs away.
Chethan LR and SU Karthik hit a few boundaries early in the innings but both of them failed to meet the expectations. Chethan hit three sixes on his way to score 24 runs from 12 balls before Macneil Noronha dismissed him. SU Karthik took the charge after Chethan's dismissal but a stupendous catch from Manish Pandey brought the demise of his innings. Warriors reached the fifty run mark inside the powerplay and were looking promising for a big score on the board.
Then the momentum was halted for the Mysore Warriors. KP Karthikeya got off the mark with a maximum in the 5th ball of the 6th over but after that, the next boundary came 31 balls later. In this period, the Warriors lost Vishal Onat and Yuvraj Arora perished. Sagar Gowtham was sent in as an impact sub but he mustered only 12 from 19 balls. Manoj Bhandage also departed cheaply. KP Karthikeya was the only silver lining of the Mysore innings. He hit 2 fours and 4 sixes on his way to score 63 off 43 balls. He was dismissed in the last ball of the innings as run out.
For the Gulbarga Mystics, Ronit More picked up 2 wickets for 31 runs. Paras Gurbax Arya (1/19) and Kranthi Kumar (1/15) kept things tight for the Mystics. Paras troubled the Mysore batters with the turn and the extra bounce and Kranthi used the drift cleverly to restrict the batters. Gautam Mishra (1/25) and Macneil Noronha (1/22) picked up wickets but were expensive.
Gulbarga Mystics' innings ebbed and flowed. Sharath BR played some quality shots early in the innings and those made up for the slow start by his partner Lochan Gowda. Lochan failed to recover from the slow start and was dismissed for 18 off 19. At the end of the powerplay, Mystics were 66/1, with Sharath scoring 39 out of those in just 15 balls.
Mysore Warriors came back in the match and the courtesy entirely goes to their spinners. Ritesh Bhatkal gave the first breakthrough by removing Gowda and later he got the better of Prakhar Chaturvedi. In the same over, he removed Macneil Noronha and in his final over, he cleaned up Thippa Reddy. His spell of 4/20 from his 4 overs was immensely crucial in the context of the game. KP Karthikeya bowled a few good overs earlier and Madhav Bajaj did well to restrict the run flow. In the 7th to 15th over phase, Mystics could score just 52 losing 5 wickets. They played 49 boundaryless balls in this phase.
Manish Pandey and Kranthi Kumar then built up the innings. They nudged the ball around, played with soft hands and rotated the strike. Stole a few second runs where only single was possible and that kept the scoreboard moving. They needed 30 from 4 overs and took 12 from the 17th over. The 18th over went for 12 and in the final over, Manish finished the game. Kranthi gave away his wicket to Karthikeya in the penultimate over but Manish remained unbeaten on 43 to finish the game for his side.
Except the brilliant spell from Ritesh Bhatkal, KP Karthikeya picked up 2 wickets but went for 35 in 3.5 overs. Madhav Bajaj picked up a wicket but gave 43 runs away.
KP Karthikeya (Mysore Warriors): We were 20-30 runs short while batting, but we did our best.
(How the pitch was) The pitch was slightly on the slower side, the slower balls were sticking on the wicket, but we did well, but it wasn't enough.
(On whether they felt they were back after those first four wickets) We did well in phases, but in the end, we couldn't get two more wickets.
(On whether the surface's nature was surprising) There was a bit of help for spinners as we watched in the afternoon game, so we just utilised that.
(How do you bounce back from a loss like this?) The game is like this at the end of the day, just have to keep fighting. You can't just hope for the result. We'll just keep fighting it out.
(How the pitch was) The pitch was slightly on the slower side, the slower balls were sticking on the wicket, but we did well, but it wasn't enough.
(On whether they felt they were back after those first four wickets) We did well in phases, but in the end, we couldn't get two more wickets.
(On whether the surface's nature was surprising) There was a bit of help for spinners as we watched in the afternoon game, so we just utilised that.
(How do you bounce back from a loss like this?) The game is like this at the end of the day, just have to keep fighting. You can't just hope for the result. We'll just keep fighting it out.
Time for the post-match presentation.
Player of the Match: Manish Pandey
Kranthi Kumar (Gulbarga Mystics Captain): "(Turned out to be a close contest) I think some of us, I mean we did not take the responsibility in the middle. It turned to be like that. The wicket was holding off a bit. Pandey took the game away and it is amazing to watch him bat.
(You restricted Mysore Warriors to 155) Ya I mean except for Pandey's catch, that was of a different level. I feel we bowled really well, our execution was top class. I feel having good execution can help us to celebrate a lot of wins like this.
(On the middle overs of the run chase) I mean we had to take the responsibility. I think if that had happened, we would have chased it with 7 wickets to spare. We can work on that for a while.
(What did you say to Kranthi Kumar when he came out to bat? And what did you say to him when he was dismissed?) Going into bat, we did not tell him anything. He is vastly experienced and played a lot of T20s. But when he came back, we told him that he had played his part. Nothing much we had to tell him."
(You restricted Mysore Warriors to 155) Ya I mean except for Pandey's catch, that was of a different level. I feel we bowled really well, our execution was top class. I feel having good execution can help us to celebrate a lot of wins like this.
(On the middle overs of the run chase) I mean we had to take the responsibility. I think if that had happened, we would have chased it with 7 wickets to spare. We can work on that for a while.
(What did you say to Kranthi Kumar when he came out to bat? And what did you say to him when he was dismissed?) Going into bat, we did not tell him anything. He is vastly experienced and played a lot of T20s. But when he came back, we told him that he had played his part. Nothing much we had to tell him."
Time for us to wrap up our coverage from the Saturday double-header of Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026! We had two exciting games today. In the first game, Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters defeated the Shivamogga Yodhas. And now, Gulbarga Mystics got over the line against the Mysore Warriors, thanks to an anchoring innings from Manish Pandey.
For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Rajarshi Das and the scorer/analyst of this match Ashok Dayma. Good night.
For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Rajarshi Das and the scorer/analyst of this match Ashok Dayma. Good night.